---
type: "Bill"
title: "Virginia Telephone Privacy Protection Act; telephone solicitations by text message, effective date."
description: "Virginia Telephone Privacy Protection Act; telephone solicitations by text message. Permits an individual receiving a telephone solicitation via text message to request not to receive telephone solicitations from a telephone solicitor by replying to such text message with the word \"UNSUBSCRIBE\" or \"STOP.\" The bill requires a telephone solicitor in receipt of such request to honor such request for at least 10 years from the time such request is made. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2026."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 1339"
citation: "Virginia SB 1339 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David W. Marsden"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 37
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2025-01-13"
last_action: "2025-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1f86df09-83ad-4f73-b1da-1431904479a9"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB1339"
source_hash: "b283a5539b69e2b57adf212d80d2de40aa0826d64f4d24d0ecab91d890827072"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia SB 1339 (2025) — Virginia Telephone Privacy Protection Act; telephone solicitations by text message, effective date.

Virginia Telephone Privacy Protection Act; telephone solicitations by text message. Permits an individual receiving a telephone solicitation via text message to request not to receive telephone solicitations from a telephone solicitor by replying to such text message with the word "UNSUBSCRIBE" or "STOP." The bill requires a telephone solicitor in receipt of such request to honor such request for at least 10 years from the time such request is made. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2026.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1019396.PDF)
2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1079031.PDF)
3. **Governor's Recommendation** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073637.HTML)
4. **Reenrolled** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1075414.PDF)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1051071.PDF)

## Votes

- Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Passed House (96-Y 0-N) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation (20-Y 0-N 1-A) — **20–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- David W. Marsden — primary (person)
- Christie New Craig — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-01-13** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25103799D `filing, introduction`
- **2025-01-13** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-20** Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-22** Rules suspended
- **2025-01-22** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- **2025-01-22** Passed by for the day
- **2025-01-23** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-01-23** Passed by for the day
- **2025-01-24** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-01-24** Engrossed by Senate
- **2025-01-27** Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-04** Placed on Calendar
- **2025-02-04** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2025-02-04** Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-06** Assigned CT & I sub: Communications `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-10** Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
- **2025-02-10** Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation (20-Y 0-N 1-A) `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-12** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-02-13** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2025-02-13** Passed House (96-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2025-02-18** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2025-02-18** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1339ER) `passage`
- **2025-02-18** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1339)
- **2025-02-18** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-02-20** Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-03-03** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025 `enrolled`
- **2025-03-03** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 `executive-receipt`
- **2025-03-24** Governor's recommendation received by Senate `executive-veto-line-item`
- **2025-04-02** Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
- **2025-04-02** House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N)
- **2025-04-02** Governor's recommendation adopted `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-02** Reenrolled `enrolled`
- **2025-04-02** Reenrolled bill text (SB1339ER2) `enrolled`
- **2025-04-02** Signed by President as reenrolled `enrolled, passage`
- **2025-04-02** Signed by Speaker as reenrolled `enrolled, passage`
- **2025-04-02** Enacted, Chapter 626 (Effective 01/01/2026) `became-law`
- **2025-04-02** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0626)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1f86df09-83ad-4f73-b1da-1431904479a9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).